"Oh, my Zhaozhao, Grandma has finally found you, my precious darling!"
The old woman was thin and frail, wearing a patched blue cotton jacket. Her wrinkled face was plastered with an exaggerated, tearful smile, and her withered, bark-like hands reached out to grab Mingzhao's wrist.
Like a startled cat, Mingzhao instantly withdrew her hand, leaned back, and looked warily at the stranger who had suddenly appeared.
grandmother?
What kind of relatives are they?
Mingzhao was really annoyed at this moment. The biggest difficulty in coming to this world was not the lack of materials to build a spaceship, nor was it that he had a terrible start and was forced to get married.
It was these messy family relationships that really annoyed her.
Gong Zhu immediately stood up and stood in front of Ming Zhao, her brows furrowed: "Auntie, who are you? Please keep your distance!"
"I'm her own grandmother, why are you asking who I am?" The old lady, Wang Caifeng, straightened her withered chest and spoke in a shrill voice, as if afraid that others wouldn't hear her.
"This is my granddaughter. I traveled all the way from my hometown to see her, and she pretended not to recognize me! How can she do this?"
“Mingzhao, it’s me, your grandma. When you were little, I used to give you candy. Do you remember? I heard from your sister Xiaoxiao that you can talk now. Call me grandma and I’ll give you candy again.”
After saying that, she actually pulled a sticky candy out of her pocket, covered with some fibers from her clothes, and without even a wrapper.
"You should keep this candy for yourself." Gong Zhu immediately felt nauseous.
She knew that some elderly people were like that; they would keep a little candy on them but couldn't bear to eat it. Only when they really craved it would they take it out and lick it.
Looking at this candy made Gongzhu feel physically uncomfortable.
When Wang Caifeng heard Gong Zhu's disdain, her hand froze. Then she naturally withdrew her hand and put the candy back into her breast pocket.
“Little Mingzhao has grown up and doesn’t like Grandma’s candy anymore, that’s okay. Grandma doesn’t blame you.”
As she spoke, her cloudy eyes, like hooks, were precisely fixed on the oily bun in front of Mingzhao, which exuded an enticing meaty aroma!
His eyes were filled with greed, almost tangible. Saliva involuntarily spilled from the corners of his mouth.
She slurped something. Without waiting for Mingzhao's response, she plopped down in the seat next to Mingzhao, her movements incredibly swift.
She licked her lips, her eyes fixed on the meat bun: "Oh dear, I've been traveling all this way and I'm starving! My granddaughter is so filial, even when Grandma was coming, she still wanted to treat Grandma to meat buns. I've really spoiled you since you were little."
Hearing this, Zhao Xiaoxiao, who was not far away, flashed a hint of mockery in her eyes.
This kind of money-grubbing old lady, who wanted to take advantage of any benefit, caused her to suffer a lot since childhood.
After Wang Caifeng finished speaking, her withered hand shot out like lightning and snatched the meat bun in front of Mingzhao.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Gong Zhu was both shocked and angry, and tried to stop her, but it was too late.
Wang Caifeng didn't care at all and took a big bite!
Thick minced meat and oil dripped down her dry lips as she chewed contentedly, making smacking sounds.
He mumbled indistinctly, "Mmm...smells good...smells really good. These meat buns are delicious, even better than the ones in our village."
In reality, food supplies are scarce right now. In the countryside, they eat sweet potatoes almost every meal, and eating too much of them causes heartburn.
Forget about meat buns, we can't even get a bite of steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat, water, and flour.
To save face, she said that she had eaten meat buns in the countryside, which actually dates back more than ten years.
If there's anything good in the house, it's naturally given to the men first. As for the women? They're fine with just a little something to eat so they don't starve.
The old lady was ruthless not only to the other women in the family, but also to herself. Only by setting an example could she keep that house full of gluttons in check.
Mingzhao was unaware of all this; she stared at the plate in front of her that had suddenly become empty.
Then I looked at Wang Caifeng, who was like a starving ghost reincarnated, eating without any restraint.
Mingzhao was dumbfounded. Did I invite you to eat? You just ate it without asking?
She spoke calmly, her voice not loud, but clear enough for everyone around her to hear.
"Put it down and go away."
Wang Caifeng was taking her second bite of a meat bun when she heard this and froze, then bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on!
She slammed the steamed bun down on the table, causing the oil to splatter and stain the table.
She put her hands on her hips, spitting as she spoke: "You've gone too far!"
"You little slut, how dare you talk to your mother like that? I'm your own grandmother, what's wrong with me eating your bun? It's my right, and you dare tell me to get out? Even your father wouldn't dare talk to me like that if he crawled out of the ground."
Her voice was high-pitched and sharp, with a dramatic, singing-like tone. It instantly drew everyone's attention in the cafeteria, and everyone around her stopped eating.
The onlookers turned to look.
Before Mingzhao could say much, Gongzhu turned pale with anger.
"Auntie, how can you openly attack something like that? Don't you have any sense of reason?!"
"Why should I reason with her? I'm her grandmother, she's my granddaughter, what's hers is mine. I gave birth to her father, raised her with my own hands, and then she was born after her father got married. I'm just eating her meat bun, why should I reason with her? Bah!"
Wang Caifeng vented her anger without restraint, slamming her fist on the table and yelling, "Everyone, be the judge! I went through so much trouble to come all the way from my hometown to see my granddaughter, and she won't even give me a meat bun! She even wants to kick me out and tell me to get lost!"
"This is outrageous!! My life is so miserable!! One of my sons died, and now my granddaughter is so unfilial! I can't live like this anymore!!"
She wailed, but couldn't squeeze out any tears. She rubbed her eyes hard with her hands until the corners of her eyes were red, and her clothes looked like they had suffered a great injustice.
A murmur immediately broke out among the people around them.
"Oh dear, this old lady... how could she treat an elderly person like that..."
"Exactly! The little girl looks so pretty, how could she be so cruel to her own grandmother!"
"It's just a steamed bun, what's wrong with giving it to an elderly person? That's so inconsiderate!"
"How unfilial of you!"
"You don't even know how to respect the elderly and care for the young, Mingzhao, why don't you apologize to your grandmother right now?"
Gou Yurong stepped forward at this moment. Frowning, she said to Mingzhao, "This is not right of you. No matter what, the old man is still your elder. He came all this way, it's not easy for him. What's wrong with giving him a meat bun? You should know how to be filial!"
"Come on, apologize to your grandma, and then buy her three or five big meat buns!"
Gou Yurong's eyes held a hint of mockery and disdain.
Hearing that someone was backing her up, Wang Caifeng wailed even more loudly, slapping her thigh: "Listen to this, listen to this! The leader has spoken, you unfilial brat! Hurry up and get back to your senses..."
"Filial piety?" Mingzhao sneered.
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